Earth Day Apr. 22, 2024

Earth Day

Today is Earth Day—a day dedicated to celebrating the planet we call home and raising awareness of environmental problems. The seeds of this day were planted back in 1969 when Gaylord Nelson, the then-Wisconsin senator, witnessed events like the Cuyahoga River catching fire and the Santa Barbara oil spill and decided that the world needed an environmental initiative. A year later, the first Earth Day event was held. Now, it has grown into an annual event with more than a billion people in over 193 countries taking part.

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Today in History

Where can you find this cute creature?
Apr. 22, 2025Earth Day

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Bring the king cakes
Remembering D-Day
Mar. 11, 2025Broken Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
Oct. 13, 2023Jasper Dark Sky Festival
Is it green with envy?
Nov. 1, 2024Vineyards in Varnhalt, Black Forest, Germany
Family on parade
Jun. 19, 2024Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
Dec. 15, 2024Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
Jan. 29, 2024Gollinger Waterfalls, Salzburg, Austria
Dec. 12, 2024Poinsettia Day
Dec. 13, 2023Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Jul. 12, 2025Thomsons gazelles, Maasai Mara, Kenya
Good cold fun
Oct. 6, 2023Taughannock Falls State Park, New York
Dec. 7, 2024Lake Ontario, Toronto, during winter
Oct. 31, 2023Halloween
May 16, 2025Endangered Species Day
Spiralling upward...
Mar. 10, 2024Daylight Savings
Jun. 20, 2024Summer solstice
Dec. 1, 2025Antarctica Day
Nature’s own canvas
May 11, 2024World Migratory Bird Day
Wind-powered ice racing
Jul. 15, 2025Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
Jul. 14, 2024Baia del Silenzio in Sestri Levante, Italy
Oct. 28, 2023Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Aug. 21, 2024Nazca boobies, Wolf Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Positively purple peaks